As Friday afternoon wore on and the evening’s festivities drew closer, I was anticipating the Foodbuzz Festival’s Welcome Reception at Fort Mason themed as a Street Food Fare. 5:45 p.m. krept around way too soon and I had no luck making it to the shuttle on time so my boyfriend drove me to the Marina. When we arrived, I realized… Read More
I spent this past weekend meeting and eating in San Francisco at the 2nd Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival. After a busy and draining week of work which involved juggling a multitude of projects while scouting event venues in San Francisco, I was ready to unwind and immerse myself in the food blogger world with the objective of finding the healthiest… Read More
Halloween has come and gone but that doesn’t mean the sweet treats have! Halloween just isn’t Halloween without tricks and treats but I wanted to make this Halloween healthy, so for the kids I handed out mini Larabars and Amazing Grass Kidz Superfood drink mix. I got a few funny looks, but I’m sure the parents appreciated it. But I… Read More
When I first started teaching cooking classes, I wanted to inspire busy people to make healthy meals. One year and several successful classes later, I am accomplishing that mission in a way that leaves me feeling more nourished and fulfilled than any meal can. At last night’s Easy Entertaining class, one of my regulars told me, “Whenever I’m here, it… Read More
I’ve been feeling a little lackluster this week after a recent trip to the West Coast. Yes, I’m easily jetlagged 🙂 … so I picked up a young coconut on my trip to Whole Foods last night. I had heard some horror stories about opening these things but I was determined to tackle the chore. Unsure of how to proceed,… Read More
The Number One question I’m asked is, ” How can I stay healthy on vacation?” For me, this is really all about balance, knowing what to order and when to indulge. Vacation shouldn’t be a time to stress about every little thing you eat, but it’s also not wise to throw caution to the wind. Since I just returned from… Read More
Since the Inner Mean Girl (IMG) Cleanse ended, I have had intentions of reflecting on the experience and so now, two weeks later, here it is in all its late glory – better late than never! For those who don’t know what this IMG Cleanse is all about, you can read my past posts: Inner Mean Girl Be Gone: Kickin’… Read More
I just celebrated my birthday and consequently, I’ve been feeling some aches and pains of late that I’d never felt before. A visit to the chiropractor and an X-ray revealed some stress on the bones of my lower back resulting from years of living an active lifestyle and some slight scoliosis. This brought to the forefront that while keeping my… Read More
Miss me? If you’re wondering where I’ve been, I was on a beautiful, restful vacation! Hence my blogging took a short hiatus. I admit it — I used to be one of those people who never shut down. Every vacation away from the office meant I was still tied to my Blackberry and even though my out of office responder… Read More
